The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-09-07
LOCAL ITEMS.
live the Minstrels a good house.

town for day last week.
wilson's All Star Ministries are report
ed as first class
Mr.. Sydney Curtis of NV York, jone,
his family at the Coburn the past week
Remember in patronizing the Ministries
Saturday night, you benefit the base bal
association.
w b. Steward has gone to market
Look for new goods at his store mex
week
Judge Enoch Foster was in town yes
terday, to attend the obsequies of Mrs
Blunt
Mr.. c. II, Southland of Richmond wa,
in town over the Sabbath, a guest of
Hotel Heselton.
The North Somerset Agricultural So
ciety, will hold its annual show this year,
Sept. 30th and Oct. LIST,
Miss Elinor Swain Of Cambridge, Mass.
after "A visit of few weeks in town re-
turned to her home Saturday.
The Hathaway cotton underwear still
keeps the lead. Ladies call and examine
the stock at King Wards
Wanted, Immediately, 200 bushels of
Acknowledged beans, old-fashioned kind
preferred. f. S. Cairns, Sknwhegan.
The Court House has been thoroughly
repaired inside and outside, and is in the
best condition it has been for some years
Elbridge S. Blen of Cambridge, Mass
police, has been spending few days with
his sister, Mrs. Henry Marble, in this
place.
Mr.. Frank T. Ross, of st. Stephen, n.
b., was in town for few days the past
week, leaving for home Monday after
noon.
The Skowhegan Dining Club, will meet
at Hotel Coburn Tuesday evening next at
O'Clock. An attractive program is
promised.
The Catholic society in this village
will hold a Fair the first week of next
MONTH The particulars are to be made
public later.
The annual meeting of the Somerset
County Educational Association, is to be
held at Madison this year. See AID in
another column.
Miss X. Maude Russell of Belfast, may
be found at Nickcry's on and after the
18th, inst, where She viii be pleased TO
meet her friends.
Mrs. +. l.. McNeclie is expected to re-
turn from her vacation trip this week,
and will reopen her dressmaking rooms
on the 18th inst.
Rev. Mr.. Wiswell attended the funeral
of Rev. Mr.. Little, as stated in the RE-
PORTER last week.
Mrs S. r. Brown, leaves for her home,
Boston, this morning accompanied by her
mother Mrs. AItemus Bigelow, Mrs Ma
than Fowler and daughter
New advertisements of. Browns Sarsa-
parilla appear i'll the REPORTER, from
week to week. The testimonials therein
printed are strong ones. Read them.
Capt. Henry Sewall, of augusta, com
mitted suicide Sunday, last, by shooting,
lie was veteran Of the 10Th Maine Vols.
ent for some time.
f. Il. Sturtevant, accompanied by his
friends in Lewiston and vicinity, depart
cd Monday morning on business trip TO
Portland and Boston for few days.
l. +. Merrill agent of the Employers
Liability Insurance Company, is absent
from town for few weeks. Any person
insured by him will report to DIR. l.. A.
Dascomb, in case of injury by accident
during his absence.
John w. Fogler Esq. Cashier of the
First National Bank of Leavenwortl,
Kansas came to town Saturday. He is
to remain in Maine some weeks, and his
wife and boy will return with him to
establish their home in that city.
The Skowhegan base ball team visit
Lewiston to-day, where they expect to
meet the strongest team yet encountered
by them. Should they win it will be n
glorious victory This is only the first
of series of games with the Lewistons.
Postmaster Miller has recently added
to the Office furniture fine safe of the
Mosler Safe and Lock Co.'S make Of
Cincinnati, o. 1t is fine thing, having
burglar proof vault, and outside of
banks, rather lays over anything in town.
John w. Dane Of Ansoh, was in town
last week. He was for many years res
ident of Skowhcgan when it was not SO
much of village as it is now Two of
his sons J. II. Dane, of the firm of Dane,
Allen & Co, and G, {. Dane, are now in
business here.
The operations on the water works are
getting good start. The pipe is coming
along by rail, and being strung along the
route. The foundation of the tower on
Towards hill is well along, and large
crew will be at work trenching and laying
pipe forthwith.
An agent of Bradstreets Merchantilt
Record was in town last week, and hat
occasion to look over the records at tn,
Registry of Deeds. He spoke to tn,
REPORTER in high praise of the metho,
of the indexes, and the way business Il
done at the office.
The schools on the Island commence
Monday last, The teachers are: uigl
School, Mr. Walter II. Davis, principal
Miss Bertha Soule, assistant, vice Mis-
Allen, resigned. Grammar school, Mis-
Dora Cleveland, Miss Annie B. Ward
vice Miss Hattie T. Mayo, resigned, an,
Miss Alice Emery.
Officers, Mitchell and Jones made raj
upon the hotel at Harmony, under TIL
search and seizure process and cited tn